All Africa
In cry for world's help, refugees tell of broad political violence in BurundiReports from the politically troubled country have dried up, and to the outside world, it appeared the situation was stabilizing. But those who have fled to Tanzania say the violence is getting worse.
S. Sudan takes tentative step forward as former rebel leader becomes VPRiek聽Machar's return to govern with President Salva Kiir is crucial to ending the 2-1/2-year civil war, which has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 2.3 million.
Could lessons from Canary Islands' old migrant crisis help Europe's new one?A decade ago, migrants braved the waves to reach the Spanish islands off the African coast, but that crisis was resolved. Now, that might inform how to approach Europe's current one.
As drought deepens, African nations struggle to get globe's attentionIt's been at least three decades since southern and eastern Africa have seen this level of drought. In an ironic twist, the progress countries have made in responding to drought may be making it harder to get the outside help many need.
South Sudan: major tests lie ahead as warring leaders move to reuniteThe former vice president Machar is expected to return to Juba Monday to form a unity government with President Kiir after nearly three years of civil war.聽
Why the Boko Haram schoolgirls video got a cautious responseThe video capped a week of reminders of the vulnerability of children in the conflict. Mothers shown new footage identified 15 of the nearly 300 Nigerian school girls abducted by the militants two years ago.
First LookVideo surfaces of girls captured by Boko HaramNigerians marched through their major cities on the two-year anniversary of a high-profile kidnapping of almost 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, demanding their safe return as the militant group steps up its use of children in suicide bombings.
Why Boko Haram's use of girls as suicide attackers has jumpedA UNICEF report shows a dramatic increase in the number of attacks executed by children over the past year.
As ICC dismisses Kenya case, victims of 2008 violence feel left behindThe International Criminal Court said it lacked sufficient evidence to rule on charges against Deputy President William Ruto.聽
Africa's glimpse at a global transformation on death penaltyFor the first time, the death penalty became illegal in more than half the world in 2015. That shift comes in large part due to changes in sub-Saharan Africa.
What do the Panama Papers have to do with inequality? A whole lot.The expos茅 arrives at a time when income inequality is a major issue worldwide, and it suggests that global tolerance of offshore tax havens is one of the important roots of the rich-poor gap.
With its first mobile library, Uganda starts to build a reading cultureOnly 18 percent of third-graders could read a second-grade-level English story,聽according to a 2013 study. Founder聽Rosey Sembataya hopes her mobile library will help build聽'a generation of book guzzlers.'- How much do you know about Islamic extremists in Africa? Take our quiz!
Fundamental Islamist聽groups have been active across the Sahel-Saharan belt聽of Africa 鈥� from Nigeria in the west to Somalia in the east. Through abductions, armed attacks, and suicide bombings,聽Al Shabab听补苍诲听Boko Haram聽have聽wreaked havoc in Sub Saharan Africa 鈥� their activities accounting for the聽聽in the region. Test your knowledge of Africa's two major Islamic extremist groups in Africa.
For youth protesters in DRC, a battle to avoid the 'third-term curse'Demonstrators in the Democratic Republic of Congo are hoping to foil President Kabila's attempts to run and win an unconstitutional third term 鈥� a fate that protesters in neighboring countries like Burundi have failed to stop.聽
FocusIn South Africa, university protesters fight apartheid's echoesUniversities here have become the epicenter of a forceful social reckoning led by a 'born free' post-apartheid generation disappointed with the country's direction.
Congo Republic president reelected to 3rd term, interior minister saysDenis Sassou Nguesso again captured the president's office after the constitution was amended to allow him to seek a third term.
The ExplainerWhy is nobody talking about Africa's drought?Millions in parts of eastern and southern Africa are facing the worst drought in three decades.聽Only 15 percent of the $155 million needed for relief aid has been funded to date.
Why road construction is pushing lions out of Nairobi National ParkA leading Kenyan wildlife expert believes road construction noise is聽scaring lions out of Nairobi National Park. It could lead to the death of people or the lions.
What's in a name? For this Namibian town, it鈥檚 all about (colonial) historyThe residents of L眉deritz are engaged in a battle that will decide whether its German heritage is literally wiped off the face of the map.
Will Kenya make the running for the Olympics? Anti-doping ban loomsKenya has until April 5 to comply with worldwide anti-doping standards. Kenya won 11 medals in the 2012 Olympic games, all from track and field.